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A free photography workshop being run on October 28 by Cambridge’s best known lensman Michael Jeans is part of several community collaborations aimed at inspiring shutterbugs  to enter the Cambridge Autumn Festival’s annual photo competition….

Cherry festival parking reviewed

Waikato District Council say they will discuss “inconsistencies” with traffic numbers at the New Zealand Cherry Blossom Festival in Matangi with event organisers Paul Oulton and Anne Cao. The festival, which was held over three…

Connection made

John Patrick O’Brien’s body lay unclaimed in Waikato Hospital’s morgue for two months until the Cambridge RSA stepped in and found a resting place at Hautapu for the Vietnam veteran. Six months on senior writer…

Postcard from a sister city

Deputy Mayor Liz Stolwyk is in France as part of a Waipā delegation attending the opening of the New Zealand Liberation Museum. She filed this column from Le Quesnoy for readers of The News. It…

Bridge work almost done

Painting and maintenance work on the $2.6 million Victoria ‘High Level’ Bridge project is expected to be finished next month, weeks earlier than expected. Scaffolding reached the southern end of the bridge late last week…

It’s play time

Developers have unveiled plans for a new destination playground in Cambridge West – while another playground which opened in Cambridge North last week is proving popular. Company 3Ms revealed Papatakohe Park in the Bridleways Estate…

Hassall resigns

Long serving Hamilton Boys’ High School headmaster Susan Hassall, a Cambridge resident, has resigned. She made the announcement today saying she would leave at the end of the first term next year. Hassall, who has…

Twelve of the best for Tatua

Tatua has announced a record income of $537 million in delivering a cash payout to shareholders of $12.30 per kilogram of milksolids. The independent company based at Tatuanui, near Morrinsville, retained a slice, amounting to…

Board hands out $22k in grants

The Cambridge Community Board allocated $22,000 from the first round of its discretionary funding. The board has $52,062.67 to distribute this financial year – and received 28 applications totalling $105,000. The largest grants were $5000…

Riding the Raceway

Proving age is no barrier to having fun, dozens of cycling seniors and their younger supporters enjoyed Tuesday’s ‘Ride the Raceway’ in Cambridge to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons. The event at Cambridge…

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